Transportation
Beginning of West Coast "Green Highway" Along Interstate 5
Posted on June, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Business , Communities , Consumer , Electric Vehicles , Featured , Infrastructure , Transportation AeroVironment, Inc. announced that it has been selected by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODoT) to install its high-power Level 3 electric vehicle (EV) fast charging stations along the I-5 corridor from the California state line to the Willamette Valley. Read more
CarSharing Industry Forms Association to Drive Best Practices
Posted on June, 2011 Categories: Communities , Green Initiatives , Leisure , Public Transit , Transportation , Travel San Francisco, CA - In order to maximize the environmental and social impact of the carsharing industry, eighteen carsharing organizations from around the world have launched the CarSharing Association (CSA). City CarShare, Read more
Father and Son to Cross Country on a Light Bulb's Worth of Energy
Posted on June, 2011 Categories: Business , Communities , Consumer , Electric Vehicles , Energy , Energy Savings , Featured , Green Initiatives , Hybrids , Transportation How far will a parent go to convince their child to stop leaving lights on around the house? For inventor and journalist Pierce Hoover, the answer is 4,000 miles. Hoover and his son embarked today on a cross-country adventure Read more
Waterfront Toronto Releases Minimum Green Building Standards
Posted on June, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Business , Communities , Consumer , Electric Vehicles , Energy , Energy Savings , Planning , Recycling , Transportation , Waste Management , Water Management Waterfront Toronto has released updated Minimum Green Building Requirements that build on the organization’s original Mandatory Green Building requirements developed in 2006. Read more
Google Trials Plugless Power Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Posted on May, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Business , Communities , Consumer , Electric Vehicles , Featured , Infrastructure , Transportation Using technology similar to that available in an electric toothbrush, Google is trialing a Plugless Power™ charging station for electric vehicles at its Mountain View, Calif. headquarters. Plugless Power is the first electric vehicle (EV) charging system Read more
Solar Power Carport Charges Cars in Connecticut
Posted on May, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Business , Electric Vehicles , Featured , Infrastructure , Transportation Plainville, CT - The GE EV Solar Carport Project, one of the most expansive undertakings of its type in North America, uses GE's new smart EV Charging Stations to charge the electric vehicles hitting the streets of America. Read more
Honda FCX Clarity Paves the Way Toward a Zero-Emissions Future
Posted on May, 2011 Categories: Consumer , Electric Vehicles , Energy , Featured , Fuel Cells , Hybrids , Solar , Transportation The Honda FCX Clarity is a sleekly styled hydrogen fuel cell-electric-powered sedan currently available on a limited retail basis in Southern California. The FCX Clarity is a key part of Honda's efforts to successfully develop, Read more
Political Support Needed to Jumpstart Growth of Domestic Biofuels Industry
Posted on May, 2011 Categories: Biofuels , Business , Energy , Featured , Transportation Seattle, WA - The Pacific Northwest has the diverse feedstocks, fuel-delivery infrastructure and political will needed to create a viable biofuels industry capable of reducing greenhouse gases and meeting the future fuel demands of the aviation industry. Read more